Monocytes, Activated Killer MeSH Descriptor Data 2026

MeSH Heading: Monocytes, Activated Killer
Tree Number(s): A11.118.637.555.283.750; A11.118.637.555.652.500; A11.627.624.500; A11.733.547.500; A15.145.229.637.555.283.750; A15.145.229.637.555.652.500; A15.382.490.555.283.750; A15.382.490.555.652.500; A15.382.670.547.500; A15.382.680.547.500
Unique ID: D016260
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016260
Scope Note: Monocytes made cytotoxic by IN VITRO incubation with CYTOKINES, especially INTERFERON-GAMMA. The cells are used for ADOPTIVE IMMUNOTHERAPY in cancer patients.
Entry Term(s): Activated Killer Monocytes; Killer Monocytes, Activated
Previous Indexing: Monocytes (1988-1990)
See Also: Immunotherapy, Adoptive
Public MeSH Note: 91
History Note: 91
Date Introduced: 1991/01/01
Last Updated: 2018/07/01

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Cells [A11]
- Blood Cells [A11.118]
  - Leukocytes [A11.118.637]
    - Leukocytes, Mononuclear [A11.118.637.555]
      - Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells [A11.118.637.555.283]
        
        Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated [A11.118.637.555.283.500]
        
        Monocytes, Activated Killer [A11.118.637.555.283.750]
        
        T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic [A11.118.637.555.283.875]

Cells [A11]
- Blood Cells [A11.118]
  - Leukocytes [A11.118.637]
    - Leukocytes, Mononuclear [A11.118.637.555]
      - Monocytes [A11.118.637.555.652]
        
        Monocytes, Activated Killer [A11.118.637.555.652.500]

Cells [A11]
- Myeloid Cells [A11.627]
  - Monocytes [A11.627.624]
    - Monocyte-Macrophage Precursor Cells [A11.627.624.249]
    - Monocytes, Activated Killer [A11.627.624.500]

Cells [A11]
- Phagocytes [A11.733]
  - Monocytes [A11.733.547]
    - Monocytes, Activated Killer [A11.733.547.500]

Hemic and Immune Systems [A15]
- Blood [A15.145]
  - Blood Cells [A15.145.229]
    - Leukocytes [A15.145.229.637]
      - Leukocytes, Mononuclear [A15.145.229.637.555]
        
        Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells [A15.145.229.637.555.283]
        
        Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated [A15.145.229.637.555.283.500]
        
        Monocytes, Activated Killer [A15.145.229.637.555.283.750]
        
        T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic [A15.145.229.637.555.283.875]

Hemic and Immune Systems [A15]
- Blood [A15.145]
  - Blood Cells [A15.145.229]
    - Leukocytes [A15.145.229.637]
      - Leukocytes, Mononuclear [A15.145.229.637.555]
        
        Monocytes [A15.145.229.637.555.652]
        
        Monocytes, Activated Killer [A15.145.229.637.555.652.500]

Hemic and Immune Systems [A15]
- Immune System [A15.382]
  - Leukocytes [A15.382.490]
    - Leukocytes, Mononuclear [A15.382.490.555]
      - Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells [A15.382.490.555.283]
        
        Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated [A15.382.490.555.283.500]
        
        Monocytes, Activated Killer [A15.382.490.555.283.750]
        
        T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic [A15.382.490.555.283.875]

Hemic and Immune Systems [A15]
- Immune System [A15.382]
  - Leukocytes [A15.382.490]
    - Leukocytes, Mononuclear [A15.382.490.555]
      - Monocytes [A15.382.490.555.652]
        
        Monocytes, Activated Killer [A15.382.490.555.652.500]

Hemic and Immune Systems [A15]
- Immune System [A15.382]
  - Mononuclear Phagocyte System [A15.382.670]
    - Monocytes [A15.382.670.547]
      - Monocytes, Activated Killer [A15.382.670.547.500]

Hemic and Immune Systems [A15]
- Immune System [A15.382]
  - Phagocytes [A15.382.680]
    - Monocytes [A15.382.680.547]
      - Monocytes, Activated Killer [A15.382.680.547.500]

Monocytes, Activated Killer Preferred

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